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BrainDrain

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40. Exactly....

Wed Sep 25, 2013, 12:46 PM

Sep 2013

writing here might be cathartic for many, but it really does not accomplish much. Posting a fiery OP about Wall street isn't nearly as effective as 5000 people marching on Wall Street.

Angry voices in the street is where thing occur. Put that anger on the evening news, show police pepper spraying a little old lady and then you will have built some outrage in TV land.

The powers that be win because the people are too distracted with their shiny new electronic gizmos, which are provided by the powers that be just so they WILL be distracted.

A raised fist is much more effective without a cell phone in it.

Take it to the streets.

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K&R Don't worry, it's coming. Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #1

K&R! DeSwiss Sep 2013 #2

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Oh Yeah? If I had his address I'd send him a scathing e-mail. legcramp Sep 2013 #4

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2013 #16

Well I'm a blogpost laying motherfucker, motherfucker. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #5

Well done. :) n/t OneGrassRoot Sep 2013 #22

I'm TIRED of these motherfuckin' blogposts on these motherfuckin' blogs!!! Ghost in the Machine Sep 2013 #23

However, coordinating and learning can be done online. Then get your body out there uppityperson Sep 2013 #6

Get your body out there shadowmydog Sep 2013 #9

Very good point - TBF Sep 2013 #15

Millions of people in the street before the invasion of Iraq did no good. (n/t) Jim Lane Sep 2013 #7

Millions marching worldwide before and after the invasion. The warmongers do whatever valerief Sep 2013 #11

Very true, we got ignored and discarded. Rex Sep 2013 #17

I remember how the media would take these really tight shots of the crowd of hundreds of thousands CrispyQ Sep 2013 #24

That was my first thought as well tavernier Sep 2013 #25

Two songs about the Koch brothers, on the same theme as your comment Jim Lane Sep 2013 #37

Millions of people in the street before the invasion of Iraq... bvar22 Sep 2013 #35

You're right -- I shouldn't have said we did "no" good. Jim Lane Sep 2013 #39

Wrong again. bvar22 Sep 2013 #42

I think other factors far outweighed the street demos. Jim Lane Sep 2013 #43

k&r HappyMe Sep 2013 #8

Sometimes people forget he was a Black Panther Nevernose Sep 2013 #10

ACTIVISM. JaneyVee Sep 2013 #12

We do get out there Lordquinton Sep 2013 #13

Conditions will dictate - TBF Sep 2013 #14

Except I'm guessing it's hard for him to see the street Dreamer Tatum Sep 2013 #18

Look a little more closely into Mr. Jackson's background jmowreader Sep 2013 #21

Wait. How did we hear about him saying that? grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #19

Reading Playboy, I assume jakeXT Sep 2013 #20

Say what you want, but you can SEE things in Playboy. nt Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #26

Poor ignorant bastard. JNelson6563 Sep 2013 #27

As long as people have their pacifie..., internet Puzzledtraveller Sep 2013 #28

And then the "Main Stream Media" will be the only source of information and the enslavement would be RC Sep 2013 #29

How do we get people to pay attention to what is happening around them? Puzzledtraveller Sep 2013 #31

With the Internet, we can directly contact each other. We can set up our own web sites. RC Sep 2013 #34

but.. but... but... I'm typing here so I'm an activist! GalaxyHunter Sep 2013 #30

I feel so motivated by your activism I think I'm going to watch some youtube videos. Puzzledtraveller Sep 2013 #32

that's the spirit!!! GalaxyHunter Sep 2013 #33

Absolutely agree Grateful for Hope Sep 2013 #36

Those anti-war protests (and I assume he meant Viet Nam) worked because TV & newspapers showed it. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2013 #38

Exactly.... BrainDrain Sep 2013 #40

He's doggone right. Scuba Sep 2013 #41